“No person shall engage either directly or indirectly in the business of a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson without being licensed.”

As of right now we are establishing relationships with Brokers, had done some pre marketing for our investors to fund EMD and DD.

Your LO or broker is explaining it wrong if that's what they said.

Here is a recent bulletin from PSI with more information on the exam & requirements for becoming a broker. 

Are they a broker or a direct lender?

A mortgage broker would be able to answer this better. 

As a licensed Real Estate Broker in Maine, I managed the acquisition and renovation of 1272 Lakins Rd, Etna, leveraging my expertise and industry knowledge.

I have experience in the flip, rental, space and can help with the loan, and the real estate broker piece.

@Jonathan Blanco, I'm and investor and a licensed mortgage broker so I've been on both sides of this conversation.I would look for a lender that (1) listens to you and understands your strategy and needs (hint: it's not always money), (2) has experience working with clients executing your strategy and brings more to the table than just cash - be it advice, relationships, deal-team partners, etc., (3) gives you viable options and explains the pros and cons of each option and (4) you enjoy interacting with - this should be a relationship, not a transaction.Once you find a few lenders like this (and you should have relationships with more than one), then you can start comparing rates and fees.

Reach out to a loan broker with your exact info and the exact or at least type of property you want to buy and they should have options and opinions.